Students will learn how to navigate and incorporate chair dance and chair balance for fun and/or performance.  We will focus on appropriate warm up,  basic dance and prop incorporation, fun tricks, creating what works for you and most importantly safety!  Shoes are an option but comfortable, moveable clothing, knee pads and a can do attitude is a must!

About Tila:

Tila Von Twirl is an award winning performer that blends classic and modern, upside down and right side up, in ways you have never seen before. After dancing professionally around the midwest, Von Twirl received a BFA at Columbia College Chicago. A yoga certification, a few years of teaching and self-producing work in the modern dance world later, Von Twirl found deep self love and healing in the art of burlesque. Tila's work challenges what and who is sexy. Funny, queer, powerful, grotesque, absurd. 

As well as private instruction on act development and technique, Tila is on staff at the Newport Theater Camp and Party Instigator for private party experiences. 

Tila has taught classes for Chicago Academy of Burlesque, Chicago School of Burlesque, Detroit School of Burlesque, School of Shimmy (SF), Studio L'amour(Chicago), Fishnet Follies (SF), and BurlyCon (Portland) among others. Von Twirl delights in teaching and loves challenging how students see themselves and what they are capable of.